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Now that’s, what I’m talkin about!

Filed under Exercise&Fitness, Fitness Walking, Walking by Stephen on October 30, 2005 at 7:27 pm {no comments}

Finally! after a week of crappy walks, I did a smooth 6 miler without back or lung problems. Stopped mid-way for a 5 minute stretch and still managed to finish in just under 1:20 . Average pace 14:10 Fastest Pace 9:45 Wow..there’s still hope for me. Lets see… what did I do differently today? Well, [...]

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A little better

Filed under Asthma, Exercise&Fitness, Fitness Walking, Fitness/Training Update, Marathon Training by Stephen on October 29, 2005 at 9:57 pm {no comments}

Today’s walk was more like an Urgent Care visit than an ER visit. A moderate improvement over yesterdays flop. Didn’t get real short of breath until mile 4 . And after a brief rest I was good again, didn’t even need the inhaler. With less than a week to go until the next race, I’m [...]

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Walk from Hell

Filed under Air-trapping, Asthma, Asthma Symptoms, Dyspnea, Exercise&Fitness, Fitness Walking, Fitness/Training Update, Shortness of Breath, Walking, Yellow Zone by Stephen on October 28, 2005 at 8:51 pm {no comments}

Today’s walk felt like the first 90 minutes of an ER visit . ( if you’re an asthmatic , you know what Im talking about) Maybe its the humidity? Maybe I’m just too sick to be doing this crap.. I start trapping air during the first mile and the rest of the walk is torture. [...]

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Next Race in 2 weeks!

Filed under Exercise&Fitness, Fitness Walking, Fitness/Training Update, Marathon Training, Marathon walking, Marathons, training progress, Walking, walking events by Stephen on October 23, 2005 at 5:47 pm {no comments}

Only 14 days left until the USHALF marathon. This half marathon walk is going to be a lot tougher than the last one I did at the RUNSFM . There are 3 challenging hills to climb. I can walk on flat surfaces for hours but hills, that’s another story. Even a moderate incline can wipe [...]

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Walk Week Ending 10/22/2005

Filed under Exercise&Fitness, Fitness Walking, Walking by Stephen on October 22, 2005 at 9:59 pm {no comments}

Only walked 4 days this week, total miles= 23. Today I did 5.1 miles but the trek was awful. The first 2 miles weren’t that bad but the last 3 were terrible. Overheated and throbbing pain in my shoulders , head and chest . The last mile I had to crawl at a 19 min [...]

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Golden Gate Bridge Walk

Filed under Exercise&Fitness, Fitness Walking, Marathon Training, People, Places and Events, Racewalking, San Francisco, Walking by Stephen on October 21, 2005 at 11:55 pm {no comments}

Did my first walk across the Golden Gate bridge . Actually started somewhere in the middle of Crissy Field. Worked my way over to Fort Mason, found some stairs which lead me to a bike path which eventually put me out at the GG bridge gift shop. From there I found my way to the [...]

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Daily Walking Routine

Filed under Asthma, Fitness Walking, Walking by Stephen on October 21, 2005 at 10:33 pm {no comments}

Now that I have a few miles under my belt, I have a pretty comfortable walking routine that I do on a daily basis, usually in the morning( lungs permitting) My walk consists of a loop around the town of Crockett across the Al Zampa Bridge and back. Appx 50 % of this course is [...]

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San Francisco Marathon RUNSFM

Filed under Achievements, Asthma, Exercise&Fitness, Marathon walking, Marathons, People, Places and Events, Race Reports, San Francisco Marathon/Half marathon, Walking, walking events by Stephen on October 21, 2005 at 9:18 pm {one comment}

Lungs..Dont fail me now! Only 100 feet to go… RUNSF Marathon 7/31/2005 This was the first Marathon and the only competitive sports event that I ever participated in. At the age of 50, I crossed the finish line for the 1/2 Marathon at 3:12:49 , I came in 1637th place …lol..but I finished. I made [...]

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